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Salary Fixation Clash Between Governor and Assembly
In 1729 the Assembly rejected fixing a fixed salary for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, arguing against the 23d Instruction and asserting the Crown’s instruction while stressing the Assembly's power and the need to maintain dignity and independence of the administration. The debate and message to the Lieutenant-Governor marked a new rift between New England’s people and their governors.
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